<p>“We have made a number of promises and we have promises to keep,” Prime Minister Manmohan Singh declared on Saturday at the first meeting of his newly sworn in Cabinet.<br />In doing so, he was harking back to India's first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru who often cited the last stanza of Robert Frost's immortal poem “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” that runs thus:<br />The woods are lovely, dark and deep/But I have promises to keep/And miles to go before I sleep/And miles to go before I sleep.<br />Nehru was known to often cite the last two lines of the verse as he unveiled his vision for India's development in the early days of the country independence.<br />The cabinet meeting, which was held at Manmohan Singh's official 7 Race Course Road residence, lasted for 30 minutes and was attended by all the 19 ministers who were sworn in Friday, Home Minister P Chidambaram said.<br />When asked what was the mood at the meeting? Chidambaram said: “Well, the prime minister said we have made a number of promises and we have promises to keep.”</p>
<p>“We have made a number of promises and we have promises to keep,” Prime Minister Manmohan Singh declared on Saturday at the first meeting of his newly sworn in Cabinet.<br />In doing so, he was harking back to India's first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru who often cited the last stanza of Robert Frost's immortal poem “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” that runs thus:<br />The woods are lovely, dark and deep/But I have promises to keep/And miles to go before I sleep/And miles to go before I sleep.<br />Nehru was known to often cite the last two lines of the verse as he unveiled his vision for India's development in the early days of the country independence.<br />The cabinet meeting, which was held at Manmohan Singh's official 7 Race Course Road residence, lasted for 30 minutes and was attended by all the 19 ministers who were sworn in Friday, Home Minister P Chidambaram said.<br />When asked what was the mood at the meeting? Chidambaram said: “Well, the prime minister said we have made a number of promises and we have promises to keep.”</p>